We have taken note of the dissatisfaction around the Brooks Half Marathon 2013, of which Brooks is the title sponsor. Time was taken to launch an investigation on this matter, and we hereby would like to share with you our findings. If there are any areas that fell short of expectations, we can work with our partners to make corrections. We want to inspire everyone to run and be active, but even more, we want every runner to have a positive and safe race day experience.

Our team relies on partnering with local event organizers who specialize in planning and executing high-quality running events. In this case, the event organizer, Taman Bukit Jalil Running Club approached Brooks in 2012 about becoming the apparel and prizing sponsor for this long-running half marathon, 10K and 5K event. As title sponsor, we provide the apparel and prizes, but rely on the running club to plan and manage all event logistics, including determining the race course. Given our positive history with the event organizer and the knowledge that they have planned and executed many successful events, we were excited to sign on and help bring the Run Happy spirit to runners in Malaysia.

The event organizer’s Floor Plan is as below:

Water stations (5 stations)

3rd km/ 6th km/ 9th km / 13th km / 17th km.

9th km station served isotonic drinks, Power Gel, toilets and praying tent.

17th km station served isotonic drinks.

Medical Support

4 ambulances on duty (patrolling in a 4 – 5 km radius).

20 medical personnel.

46 road marshals on bikes to communicate any assistance needed.

Security Support

70 RELA officers along running route.

20 RELA officers at Parking A/B/C.

10 RELA officers around stage area.

The number of participants rose from 6,000 runners in 2012, to 11,500 runners in 2013. Unfortunately, through rapid growth and other unfortunate circumstances, the race day experience fell far short of everyone’s standards.

We were very upset to hear about the issues and to help ensure it doesn’t happen again, we have shared the feedback we received directly with the race organizers. Through our conversations we understand they are taking the unfit conditions and medical emergency on course very seriously and will work to correct issues prior to next year’s race.

The results of the race can be viewed here, and the e-certs can be viewed here. The event organizer, Taman Bukit Jalil Running Club, can be reached at cwengkwai@yahoo.com. We have shared all the feedback we received with them, but we also encourage you to reach out with further questions or to continue the conversation.

Thank you for running with Brooks Malaysia. We hope to bring you a better race day experience next year.

22 February is mainly for group collections. 23 – 24 February is mainly for normal collections. 2 March is mainly for outstation participants’ collections.

You can collect your race kits during any of those days, even if it is not the “designated” day for you. The race kit collections are staggered mainly for the purpose of crowd control and to avoid long queues.

If you cannot make it personally, send a representative to collect it for you.

4. How do I collect the race kits on behalf of another person, or for a group?

The representative (you) will have to bring the the participant’s (your friend’s) confirmation slip, with the accompaniment of a simple self-written letter that says:

I, (your name), (IC number), (contact number), is authorized to collect the race kits for the following people:

We advise you to download the file for easy viewing. Online registrations and manual registrations appear in different spreadsheets.

See you in 2 weeks’ time!

Note: If you cannot find your name, please download the file first. Your name will either appear in the first spreadsheet if you registered online, or in the second spreadsheet if you registered manually.

If your name does not appear anywhere, don’t worry. Just bring your race confirmation slip to the information counter during race kit collection. The information team will sort it out for you.

Due to the popular demand from the public for Brooks Half Marathon 2013, the men’s 10km and women’s 10km categorywithvestwill be reopened for both online and manual registrations.

Online registrations are allocated with another 800 slots – 400 for men and 400 for women.

Manual registrations are allocated 300 slots – 150 for men and 150 for women. The 300 slots will be distributed evenly to Brooks outlets at The Curve Petaling Jaya, Sunway Pyramid and Aeon Bukit Tinggi. When one venue’s allocated registration slots become full, slots from other outlets can be used. In other words, the registration slots are transferable. Please check with the respective venues before doing so.

Those who have registered either online or manually for Category W (men’s 10km without vest) and Category Y (women’s 10km without vest), you have an option if you want a vest. Please inform the respective venue where you registered that you want to change to Category J or K. During race kit collection at the Curve from 22 – 24 February, just pay an additional RM10 for the vest.

Once all registration slots for both online and manual registration are full, Category W and Category Y shall resume.

Online registrations for ALL categories for the Brooks Half Marathon is almost full. If your attempt to register online is blocked, then registration is already closed.

Therefore, you have another option to register manually.

Manual registration

The last day for manual registration for 21km and 5km category is today, 7 January!

Category W and Category Y

From tomorrow, 8 January onwards, manual registration is available for the 10km category only. Registrations for the 10km will be called Category W for men and Category Y for women. Participants in this category will not receive a running vest. Registration fee will be at early bird rate of RM53.